User:Shanmugaragavan

==Career= =

Shanmugaragavan comes from a family steeped in the carnatic musical tradition.He studied music from a early age in uduvil,Jaffna(Srilanka) under his father Isaipulavar N.Shanmugaratnam.And furthered his professional training in carnatic vocal music under the great vocal maestros T.M.Thiagarajan and K.V.Narayanaswamy at the adyar central college of music in Madras.He is a highly experienced vocal concert artist,having toured several indian cities giving recitals,accompanying T.M.Thiagarajan ,and also performing solo.He first sang for the Bharatam dance company in 1990 and since then he has worked for the company in every Bharata-Natyam production,as the principle vocalist,composer and music director.He has given numerous recitals of vocal music in melbourne,sydney and perth.In 1993 and 1994 he gave highly acclaimed vocal recitals in Germany,Holland,France.Shanmugaragavan's experience,training,theoritical knowledge and practise of carnatic vocal music make him an artist of high calibre.He has been commissioned to produce several original full-length scores by the Bharatam Dance company as well as other dance groups in Australia.The original score and composition for "The churning of the ocean" (1994),and Budhdha:The Light of Asia (1995) stand out as stupendous works of the highest calibre.



Musical career
Shanmugaragavan has performed in all major sabhas all over Srilanka and has presented his concerts in the Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Malaysia,Germany, France, Singapore, Switzerland,

Awards and Felicitations
Kalachoodamani

Gnanasarvanjithan

Life Time Achievement Award Presented by The Government of Srilanka in 2015.

Music Composer
Shanmugaragavan has worked in Australia for more than 7 years as a music composer for Chandrabhanu's Bharatham Dance Company.